Middle East: Gaza ceasefire
Please pray for the Middle East, where the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas which came into force on 19 January is becoming more and more fragile. Pray for God to break into this situation and turn hearts on both sides to peace and reconciliation.
Hope from the Edges February 2025
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“I chose Jesus”
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Middle East: ceasefire in Gaza
Please pray for the Middle East, where it is hoped a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go ahead on 19 January. Pray for God to turn people’s hearts to peace and for this ceasefire to bring an end to the war. Pray for supernatural wisdom and empowerment for Qatar, Egypt and the US as […]
Middle East: peace
Please pray for the Prince of Peace to reign in the Middle East this Christmas and turn people’s hearts to reconciliation and peace. Pray for wisdom for leaders in Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and beyond, and for courageous leadership that embraces humility and vulnerability for the sake of peace with justice across the region. […]
Israel-Palestine and Lebanon: how to pray?
Mission partners Fiona and Joel, who are usually based in Jordan, help to guide our prayers
Middle East: desperate for peace
Mission partner H working across the Middle East asks that we continue to pray over the situation in Gaza. So much infrastructure has been destroyed, so many people have been killed and there is still no resolution in sight. People are on alert 24 hours a day, unable to sleep due to the constant threat […]
Middle East: ongoing conflicts
Pray for people in the Middle East, where conflicts rage on. According to the Lebanese health ministry, at least 40 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in eastern Lebanon this week. Pray for God to turn people’s hearts towards forgiveness, reconciliation and peace.
Sparks of new life in the Middle East
A young Syrian refugee labourer toiling in Lebanon had his eyes opened to Jesus through a magazine. And he's not alone.
Middle East: rest during home leave
Mission partners J and R, doing Bible translation in the Middle East, are currently on home leave. Pray for them to be able to have their typhoid inoculations as well as get some rest before they head back to the Middle East at the end of November, as their home leave has been very busy […]
Middle East: prayer for peace
“Please pray and advocate for a just peace throughout the Middle East, that hope might be restored, not only for one people group, or for Christians, but all who reside in that cradle of civilisation,” write Fiona and Joel Kelling, mission partners supporting the Church in the Middle East from their current base in Oxfordshire.
Lebanon: safety and provision
A mission partner who works in the Middle East visited Lebanon shortly before the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalated and has shared prayer requests from local Christians she met there. They ask us to pray amid worsening conditions and constant fear. In particular, please pray for churches doing what they can to meet the […]
